precaution

Example Sentences

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"As a precaution, production has briefly paused to allow her time to recover. We look forward to resuming production as soon as possible," they said.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Major international businesses—banks and consulting firms among them—evacuated office staff as a precaution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Employees cleared guests from the immediate area Tuesday afternoon as a precaution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“Kalshi doesn’t allow markets directly tied to death. We included every precaution on this market to make sure people could not trade on the outcome of death,” a Kalshi spokesperson told MarketWatch in an email.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

The nose-pinch was an unnecessary precaution, because her nose never came within a foot of the water.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey